Disney World worker among those arrested

A DISNEY WORKER AND A YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH. GOOD EVENING, I'M LAUREN ROWE. I'M GAARD SWANSON. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY TRAVELED AS FAR AS FROM WISCONSIN TO HAVE SEX WITH GIRLS AND BOYS AS YOUNG AS 13 YEARS OLD. ERIC SANDOVAL IS LIVE AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TONIGHT WHERE ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WORKS. THIS IS A DISTURBING STORY. WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING TONIGHT? THE WORKER YOU JUST MENTIONED WORKED AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APPARENTLY A CONTRACT WORKER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WHO IS AN ELECTRICIAN. HE APPARENTLY TRAVELED HERE, ACCUSED OF TRAVELING TO POLK COUNTY TO HAVE SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS ARRESTED. AMONG THE ARRESTED, A DISNEY WORKER. THIS VIDEO SHOT BY THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SHOWS 46-YEAR-OLD JAMES WALKER. AN ASSISTANT EMPLOYEE AT DISNEYWORLD, ARRESTED ALONG WITH 40 OTHERS IN A HUGE WEEK LONG UNDERAGED SEX BUST. WALKER CHATTED WITH UNDERCOVER COPS, POSING AS A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY ABOUT HAVING SEX. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE BOY'S HOME, HE WAS ARRESTED. WE SAW THE MOST DEVIANT PEOPLE THIS LAST WEEK. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE KEPT THOSE DEVIANT PEOPLE AWAY FROM YOUR CHILDREN. ANOTHER MAN ARRESTED, IGNACIO ALVARADO. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE DROVE TO POLK COUNTY TO HAVE SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. HE WAS REPORTEDLY AN ELECTRICIAN FOR A CONTRACTOR WITH THE T.S.A. AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR IN ORLANDO TO ASK HIM IF HE DID WHAT POLK COUNTY CLAIMS. HE WASN'T HOME, JUST A NOTE ON HIS DOOR FROM SOMEONE ELSE, ASKING HIM TO DINNER. NOW, ONE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED IN THIS. ALL THE REST OF THEM WERE MEN. THE WOMAN AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE ACCUSED OF TRAVELING FROM ORMAND BEACH ON THEIR MOTORCYCLE TO POLK COUNTY TO HAVE A SEXUAL TRIST WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. OTHER PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FROM VOLUSIA, OSCEOLA AND LAKE AND OTHER LOCAL COUNTIES AS WELL. THIS WAS A WIDE SWEEPING INVESTIGATION. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE. WHAT ELSE FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY COMING DOWN HERE, WHERE ARE THEY FROM? ACTUALLY, WE HEARD A PERSON FROM ALABAMA WAS ARRESTED IN THIS STING AND A MAN FROM WISCONSIN. THAT MAN HAPPENED TO BE IN ORLANDO ATTENDING A CONVENTION AT THE TIME. HE RESPONDED TO APPARENTLY WHAT WAS AN ONLINE AD AND HE WAS WANTING TO HAVE SEX WITH AN

POLK COUNTY, Fla. -

Polk County sheriff's deputies arrested 41 people in what they call the largest undercover sex sting operation in the county's history.

More than 41 people, including a Disney World worker and a college student, were arrested in a child sex sting operation in Polk County.

During the week-long operation, arrests took place in Orange and Lake counties, with people traveling as far as from Wisconsin to have sex with boys and girls as young as 13 years old, deputies said.

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"Despite the fact our detectives have conducted nine of these operations since 2006; despite the extensive media coverage when we talk about the numerous arrests; despite the fact we make no secret about putting suspects in jail -- there are those who continue to travel to Polk County to have sex with a child," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. "Make no mistake, we will continue to make protecting our children our No. 1 priority. We will continue to conduct these investigations, and we will continue to arrest those who would travel to Polk County to harm children.”

James J. Walker III, a 46-year-old costumer's assistant at Walt Disney World, sought sex from a 15-year-old boy, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disney said Walker was terminated from his position at the company.

Shane Christopher, a 29-year-old student at Valencia College, was also arrested in the sting, and authorities said he was willing to pay $125 to have sex with a 14-year-old girl.

Also among the arrestees was 49-year-old Ignacio Alvarado, of Orlando, an electrician contracted by Orlando International Airport who had access to the entire airport. Although he told detectives he worked for the Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security said otherwise. Investigators say Alvarado drove to Polk County intending to have sex with a 14-year-old girl talking to him online.

PCSO detectives, as well as investigators from 10 local, state and federal agencies took part in the sting, authorities said.

The 41 suspects -- 40 men and 1 woman -- face a total of 180 charges, ranging from attempted lewd battery, lewd and lascivious battery, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, seduce/solicit/entice to commit in sexual act, traveling to meet minor, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, traveling to meet/use computer to solicit guardian, transmission of harmful material to minor, to procuring minor for prostitution, and resisting arrest without violence.

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